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 Definitions of deliver  [ɪˈlɪv ər]  

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Definition of 'deliver' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) deliver
to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.

2.  deliver
to give into another's possession or keeping; hand over; surrender:
to deliver a prisoner to the police.

3.  deliver
to bring (votes) to the support of a candidate or a cause.

4.  deliver
to give forth in words; utter or pronounce:
to deliver a speech.

5.  deliver
to give forth or emit:
The oil well delivers 500 barrels a day.

6.  deliver
to strike or throw:
to deliver a blow.

7.  deliver
to set free or liberate:
delivered them from bondage.

8.  deliver
to give birth to.

9.  deliver
to assist at the birth of:
The doctor delivered the baby.

10.  deliver
to assist (a female) in bringing forth young.

11.  deliver
to unburden (oneself) of thoughts, opinions, etc.

12.  deliver
to make known; assert.

13. (v.i.) deliver
to give birth.

14.  deliver
to provide a delivery service for goods and products.

15.  deliver
to do or carry out something as promised.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; < OF delivrer < LL dēlīberāre to set free)

Definition of 'deliver' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) deliver, present
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
"The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

2. (verb) deliver
bring to a destination, make a delivery
"our local super market delivers"

3. (verb) hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render
to surrender someone or something to another
"the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

4. (verb) rescue, deliver
free from harm or evil

5. (verb) extradite, deliver, deport
hand over to the authorities of another country
"They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

6. (verb) render, deliver, return
pass down
"render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

7. (verb) deliver
utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
"The students delivered a cry of joy"

8. (verb) deliver, redeem, save
save from sins

9. (verb) deliver, drive home
carry out or perform
"deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

10. (verb) surrender, cede, deliver, give up
relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

11. (verb) deliver, pitch
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
"The pitcher delivered the ball"

12. (verb) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
cause to be born
"My wife had twins yesterday!"


Definition of 'deliver' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) deliver
to bring goods, mail, etc. to a place
Your package will be delivered within five business days.; the woman who delivers the mail to our desks

2.  deliver
to do or produce sth that you are expected to do
ways to deliver a better service to our customers; Will she deliver on her promises?

3.  deliver
to say the words of a speech
He delivered a memorable speech.

4.  deliver
(of a jury) to give the verdict in a trial
The jury delivered a guilty verdict.

5.  deliver
(of a woman) to give birth
***She delivered a healthy baby girl.


Definition of 'deliver' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) deliver
to set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death

2. (verb) deliver
to give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into

3. (verb) deliver
to make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart

4. (verb) deliver
to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball

5. (verb) deliver
to free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of

6. (verb) deliver
to discover; to show

7. (verb) deliver
to deliberate

8. (verb) deliver
to admit; to allow to pass

9. (verb) deliver
free; nimble; sprightly; active


Translation of 'deliver' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended
The postman delivers letters.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: aflewer, afgee Arabic flag Arabic: يُسَلِّم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: доставям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: entregar Czech flag Czech: doručit German flag German: überbringen, liefern
Danish flag Danish: levere; omdele Greek flag Greek: παραδίδω κτ. σε κπ. Spanish flag Spanish: entregar, dar, repartir
Estonian flag Estonian: kätte toimetama Farsi flag Farsi: تحویل دادن؛ رساندن Finnish flag Finnish: toimittaa
French flag French: livrer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִמסוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: पत्रादि पहुंचा देना
Croatian flag Croatian: dostaviti Hungarian flag Hungarian: kézbesít Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengantarkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: afhenda; beraút Italian flag Italian: consegnare Japanese flag Japanese: 配達する
Korean flag Korean: 배달하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pristatyti Latvian flag Latvian: piegādāt (preces); iznēsā
Malay flag Malay: hantarkan Dutch flag Dutch: bezorgen Norwegian flag Norwegian: (av)levere, gi videre, br
Polish flag Polish: dostarczać Persian flag Persian: تحویل دادن؛ رساندن Pashto flag Pashto: تسليمول، ازادول، زيږول، ګ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: entregar Romanian flag Romanian: a (pre)da Russian flag Russian: доставлять
Slovak flag Slovak: doručiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: dostaviti Serbian flag Serbian: dostaviti
Swedish flag Swedish: dela ut,överlämna, levere Thai flag Thai: ส่ง Turkish flag Turkish: dağıtmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 投遞 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розносити; доставляти Urdu flag Urdu: تقسیم کرنا ، حوالے کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giao Chinese flag Chinese: 投递

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